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contact Sarah Bahrman at the number or 

email address listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

notice. Requests for special 

accommodations should be made at 

least ten days in advance of the meeting. 

Dated: September 19, 2006. 

Cynthia C. Dougherty, 

Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking 

Water. 

[FR Doc. 06–8055 Filed 9–21–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0694; FRL–8094–4] 

2-(Thiocyanomethylthio) 

benzothiazole; Alkylbenzene 

Sulfonates; Orthophenylphenol; 

Chlorine Dioxide and Sodium Chlorite 

Reregistration Eligibility Decisions; 

Notice of Availability 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability of EPA’s Reregistration 

Eligibility Decisions (REDs) for the 

pesticides 2-(Thiocyanomethylthio) 

benzothiazole (TCMTB); Alkylbenzene 

Sulfonates (ABS); Orthophenylphenol 

(OPP); Chlorine Dioxide and Sodium 

Chlorite and opens a public comment 

period on these documents. The 

Agency’s risk assessments and other 

related documents also are available in 

the TCMTB; ABS; OPP; Chlorine 

Dioxide and Sodium Chlorite Dockets. 

TCMTB is used in industrial premises 

and residential and public access areas 

as a materials preservative; a wood 

preservative for antisapstain control, 

and a microbiocide/microbiostat and 

bacteriocide/bacteriostat in industrial 

processes and water systems. In an 

agricultural setting, TCMTB is used as a 

fungicide applied as a seed treatment. 

The alkylbenzene sulfonates are used as 

food-contact sanitizers in food 

processing plants and eating 

establishments; and as disinfectants and 

sanitizers for agricultural, commercial, 

institutional, industrial, and public 

access use sites. OPP is used in 

applications to hard surfaces, 

agricultural premises and equipment, 

air deodorization, commercial and 

institutional premises, medical 

premises, residential and public access 

premises, and materials preservatives 

and as a fungicide on citrus and pears. 

Chlorine dioxide and sodium chlorite 

are used to control bacteria, fungi, and 

algal slimes; applied as a materials 

preservative and as a disinfectant in 

commercial, residential and agricultural 

settings. EPA has reviewed TCMTB; 

ABS; OPP; Chlorine Dioxide and 

Sodium Chlorite through the public 

participation process that the Agency 

uses to involve the public in developing 

pesticide reregistration and tolerance 

reassessment decisions. Through these 

programs, EPA is ensuring that all 

pesticides meet current health and 

safety standards. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before November 21, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number, by one of the following 

methods: For TCMTB, docket 

identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–

OPP–2006–0320; for ABS, docket 

identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–

OPP–2006–0156; for OPP, docket 

identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–

OPP–2006–0154; and for Chlorine 

Dioxide and Sodium Chlorite, docket 

identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–

OPP–2006–0328. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs 

(OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460-0001. 

• Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public 

Docket (7502P), Environmental 

Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One 

Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S. 

Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. Deliveries 

are only accepted during the Docket’s 

normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 

4 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

excluding legal holidays). Special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. The 

Docket telephone number is (703) 305- 

5805. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

the following docket ID numbers: for 

TCMTB, docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ– OPP–2006–0320; for 

ABS, docket identification (ID) number 

EPA–HQ– OPP–2006–0156; for OPP, 

docket identification (ID) number EPA–

HQ– OPP–2006–0154; and for Chlorine 

Dioxide and Sodium Chlorite, docket 

identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–

OPP–2006–0328. EPA’s policy is that all 

comments received will be included in 

the docket without change and may be 

made available on-line at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through regulations.gov or email. The Federal regulations.gov 

website is an ‘‘anonymous access’’

system, which means EPA will not 

know your identity or contact 

information unless you provide it in the 

body of your comment. If you send an 

e-mail comment directly to EPA without 

going through regulations.gov, your email address will be automatically 

captured and included as part of the 

comment that is placed in the docket 

and made available on the Internet. If 

you submit an electronic comment, EPA 

recommends that you include your 

name and other contact information in 

the body of your comment and with any 

disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA 

cannot read your comment due to 

technical difficulties and cannot contact 

you for clarification, EPA may not be 

able to consider your comment. 

Electronic files should avoid the use of 

special characters, any form of 

encryption, and be free of any defects or 

viruses. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the docket index. Although 

listed in the index, some information is 

not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Certain other 

material, such as copyrighted material, 

is not placed on the Internet and will be 

publicly available only in hard copy 

form. Publicly available docket 

materials are available either in the 

electronic docket at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or, if only 

available in hard copy, at the OPP 

Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, 

One Potomac Yard (South Building), 

2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. 

The hours of operation of this Docket 

Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The Docket telephone number 

is (703) 305-5805. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

TCMTB, contact K. Avivah Jakob, 

Antimicrobials Division (7510P), Office 

of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; 

telephone number: (703) 305-1328; fax 

number: (703) 308-8481; e-mail address: 

jakob.kathryn@epa.gov. 

For ABS, contact Heather Garvie, 

Antimicrobials Division (7510P), Office 

of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; 

telephone number: (703) 308-0034; fax 

number: (703) 308-8481; e-mail address: 

garvie.heather@epa.gov. 


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For OPP, contact Rebecca Miller, 

Antimicrobials Division (7510P), Office 

of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; 

telephone number: (703) 305-0012; fax 

number: (703) 308-8481; e-mail address: 

miller.rebecca@epa.gov. 

For Chlorine Dioxide and Sodium 

Chlorite, contact ShaRon Carlisle, 

Antimicrobials Division (7510P), Office 

of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; 

telephone number: (703) 308-6427; fax 

number: (703) 308-8481; e-mail address: 

carlisle.sharon@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this Action Apply to Me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general, and may be of interest to a 

wide range of stakeholders including 

environmental, human health, and 

agricultural advocates; the chemical 

industry; pesticide users; and members 

of the public interested in the sale, 

distribution, or use of pesticides. Since 

others also may be interested, the 

Agency has not attempted to describe all 

the specific entities that may be affected 

by this action. If you have any questions 

regarding the applicability of this action 

to a particular entity, consult the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare 

My Comments for EPA? 

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this 

information to EPA through 

regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark 

the part or all of the information that 

you claim to be CBI. For CBI 

information in a disk or CD ROM that 

you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the 

disk or CD ROM as CBI and then 

identify electronically within the disk or 

CD ROM the specific information that is 

claimed as CBI. In addition to one 

complete version of the comment that 

includes information claimed as CBI, a 

copy of the comment that does not 

contain the information claimed as CBI 

must be submitted for inclusion in the 

public docket. Information so marked 

will not be disclosed except in 

accordance with procedures set forth in 

40 CFR part 2. 

2. Tips for preparing your comments. 

When submitting comments, remember 

to: 

i. Identify the document by docket ID 

number and other identifying 

information (subject heading, Federal 

Register date and page number). 

ii. Follow directions. The Agency may 

ask you to respond to specific questions 

or organize comments by referencing a 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 

or section number. 

iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; 

suggest alternatives and substitute 

language for your requested changes. 

iv. Describe any assumptions and 

provide any technical information and/ 

or data that you used. 

v. If you estimate potential costs or 

burdens, explain how you arrived at 

your estimate in sufficient detail to 

allow for it to be reproduced. 

vi. Provide specific examples to 

illustrate your concerns and suggest 

alternatives. 

vii. Explain your views as clearly as 

possible, avoiding the use of profanity 

or personal threats. 

viii. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the comment period 

deadline identified. 

II. Background 

A. What Action is the Agency Taking? 

Under section 4 of the Federal 

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 

Act (FIFRA), EPA is reevaluating 

existing pesticides to ensure that they 

meet current scientific and regulatory 

standards. EPA has completed 

Reregistration Eligibility Decisions 

(REDs) for the pesticides: TCMTB; ABS; 

OPP; Chlorine Dioxide and Sodium 

Chlorite under section 4(g)(2)(A) of 

FIFRA. TCMTB is used in industrial 

premises and residential &public access 

areas as a materials preservative; a wood 

preservative for antisapstain control, 

and a microbiocide/microbiostat and 

bacteriocide/bacteriostat in industrial 

processes and water systems. In an 

agricultural setting, TCMTB is used as a 

fungicide applied as a seed treatment. 

The alkylbenzene sulfonates are used as 

food-contact sanitizers in food 

processing plants and eating 

establishments; and as disinfectants and 

sanitizers for agricultural, commercial, 

institutional, industrial, and public 

access use sites. OPP is used in 

applications to hard surfaces, 

agricultural premises and equipment, 

air deodorization, commercial and 

institutional premises, medical 

premises, residential and public access 

premises, and materials preservatives 

and as a fungicide on citrus and pears. 

Chlorine Dioxide and Sodium Chlorite 

are used to control bacteria, fungi, and 

algal slimes; applied as a materials 

preservative and as a disinfectant in 

commercial, residential and agricultural 

settings. 

EPA has determined that the data base 

to support reregistration is substantially 

complete and that products containing 

TCMTB; ABS; OPP; and Chlorine 

Dioxide and Sodium Chloride are 

eligible for reregistration, provided the 

risks are mitigated either in the manner 

described in the RED or by another 

means that achieves equivalent risk 

reduction. Upon submission of any 

required product specific data under 

section 4(g)(2)(B) and any necessary 

changes to the registration and labeling 

(either to address concerns identified in 

the RED or as a result of product 

specific data), EPA will make a final 

reregistration decision under section 

4(g)(2)(C) for products containing 

TCMTB; ABS; OPP; Chlorine Dioxide 

and Sodium Chlorite. 

EPA must review tolerances and 

tolerance exemptions that were in effect 

when the Food Quality Protection Act 

(FQPA) was enacted in August 1996, to 

ensure that these existing pesticide 

residue limits for food and feed 

commodities meet the safety standard 

established by the new law. Tolerances 

are considered reassessed once the 

safety finding has been made or a 

revocation occurs. EPA has reviewed 

and made the requisite safety finding for 

the TCMTB; ABS; OPP; Chlorine 

Dioxide and Sodium Chlorite tolerances 

included in this notice. 

EPA is applying the principles of 

public participation to all pesticides 

undergoing reregistration and tolerance 

reassessment. The Agency’s Pesticide 

Tolerance Reassessment and 

Reregistration; Public Participation 

Process, published in the Federal 

Register on May 14, 2004, (69 FR 

26819)(FRL–7357–9) explains that in 

conducting these programs, EPA is 

tailoring its public participation process 

to be commensurate with the level of 

risk, extent of use, complexity of issues, 

and degree of public concern associated 

with each pesticide. Due to its uses, 

risks, and other factors, TCMTB; ABS; 

OPP; Chlorine Dioxide and Sodium 

Chlorite were reviewed through the 

modified 4-Phase process. Through this 

process, EPA worked extensively with 

stakeholders and the public to reach the 

regulatory decisions for TCMTB; ABS; 

OPP; Chlorine Dioxide and Sodium 

Chlorite. 

The reregistration program is being 

conducted under Congressionally 

mandated time frames, and EPA 

recognizes the need both to make timely 

decisions and to involve the public. The 

Agency is issuing the TCMTB; ABS; 

OPP; Chlorine Dioxide and Sodium 

Chlorite REDs for public comment. This 

comment period is intended to provide 

an additional opportunity for public 

input and a mechanism for initiating 

any necessary amendments to the RED. 


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All comments should be submitted 

using the methods in ADDRESSES, and 

must be received by EPA on or before 

the closing date. These comments will 

become part of the Agency Docket for 

TCMTB; ABS; OPP; Chlorine Dioxide 

and Sodium Chlorite. Comments 

received after the close of the comment 

period will be marked ‘‘late.’’ EPA is not 

required to consider these late 

comments. 

The Agency will carefully consider all 

comments received by the closing date 

and will provide a Response to 

Comments Memorandum in the Docket 

and regulations.gov. If any comment 

significantly affects the document, EPA 

also will publish an amendment to the 

RED in the Federal Register. In the 

absence of substantive comments 

requiring changes, the TCMTB; ABS; 

OPP; Chlorine Dioxide and Sodium 

Chlorite REDs will be implemented as it 

is now presented. 

B. What is the Agency’s Authority for 

Taking this Action? 

Section 4(g)(2) of FIFRA as amended 

directs that, after submission of all data 

concerning a pesticide active ingredient, 

the Administrator shall determine 

whether pesticides containing such 

active ingredient are eligible for 

reregistration, before calling in product 

specific data on individual end-use 

products and either reregistering 

products or taking other ‘‘appropriate 

regulatory action.’’

Section 408(q) of the Federal Food, 

Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 

U.S.C. 346a(q), requires EPA to review 

tolerances and exemptions for pesticide 

residues in effect as of August 2, 1996, 

to determine whether the tolerance or 

exemption meets the requirements of 

section 408(b)(2) or (c)(2) of FFDCA. 

This review was completed by August 3, 

2006. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pests, 2-(Thiocyanomethylthio) 

benzothiazole, Alkylbenzene Sulfonates, 

Orthophenylphenol, Chlorine Dioxide, 

Sodium Chlorite. 

Dated: September 13, 2006. 

Frank T. Sanders, 

Director, Antimicrobials Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 06–7959 Filed 9–21–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0733; FRL–8091–9] 

Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions 

for Establishment or Amendment to 

Regulations for Residues of 

Acetamiprid in or on Various 

Commodities 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

initial filing of pesticide petitions 

proposing the establishment or 

amendment of regulations for residues 

of pesticide chemicals in or on various 

commodities. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before October 23, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0773 and 

pesticide petition number (PP) 4F6833 

and 6F7051, by one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs 

(OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001. 

• Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public 

Docket (7502P), Environmental 

Protection Agency, Rm. S–4400, One 

Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. 

Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. Deliveries 

are only accepted during the Docket’s 

normal hours of operation 8:30 a.m. to 

4 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

excluding legal holidays. Special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. The 

Docket telephone number is (703) 305–

5805. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–

0773. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the docket 

without change and may be made 

available on-line at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through regulations.gov or email. The Federal regulations.gov 

website is an ‘‘anonymous access’’

system, which means EPA will not 

know your identity or contact 

information unless you provide it in the 

body of your comment. If you send an 

e-mail comment directly to EPA without 

going through regulations.gov, your email address will be automatically 

captured and included as part of the 

comment that is placed in the docket 

and made available on the Internet. If 

you submit an electronic comment, EPA 

recommends that you include your 

name and other contact information in 

the body of your comment and with any 

disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA 

cannot read your comment due to 

technical difficulties and cannot contact 

you for clarification, EPA may not be 

able to consider your comment. 

Electronic files should avoid the use of 

special characters, any form of 

encryption, and be free of any defects or 

viruses. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the docket index. Although 

listed in the index, some information is 

not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Certain other 

material, such as copyrighted material, 

is not placed on the Internet and will be 

publicly available only in hard copy 

form. Publicly available docket 

materials are available either in the 

electronic docket at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or, if only 

available in hard copy, at the OPP 

Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S–

4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 

2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. 

The hours of operation of this Docket 

Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The Docket telephone number 

is (703) 305–5805. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Akiva Abramovitch, Registration 

Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide 

Programs Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (703) 308–8328; e-mail: 

abramovitch.akiva@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this Action Apply to Me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you are an agricultural 

producer, food manufacturer, or 

pesticide manufacturer. Potentially 

affected entities may include, but are 

not limited to: 

• Crop production (NAICS code 

111). 

• Animal production (NAICS code 

112). 

• Food manufacturing (NAICS code 

311). 


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